had a session at Horseshoe Pier yesterday with some of the boys. We were frothing and the horsshoe was our best bet. So went out. Jeff Yusa took a few shots. it was the coldest the wter has been all year to me. ice cream headaches all around. Added a pic from the sesh.

After leaving Spency or Indialantic we ended up at the Cocoa beach pier. The pier helped block a good bit of the wind.So we ended up having alot of fun.Dans First day with new board.Board was light,fastand caught waves easy.

The surf was bad in the am but turned out to be nice in the afternoon. Locals were friendly,but water was freezing. We left early and then talked to some surfers who said it turned out nice later. We went to gulfster.com to look at pics of what we missed. We should have stayed. Oh well its part of the adventure.

Wasn't perfect for Rodiles and bit of a crowd gathered (from 5 when I paddled out to 10 after a bit)... but after half a year of beach break I got the two best lefts of my life. At first had to wait for leftovers... then it got super consistent and pulled a conveyor belt move where all ten were either paddling or on a wave for my last three waves. I've been pretty ill and shouldnt have surfed at all, so this wore me out quick. Head high, slightly overhead sets...

It's one of my best session ever ! The sandbank was just perfect and the waves were rippable. With the tide, the waves were surprisingly getting better and better: at the end each wave was tubular and easy to catch. As they was absolutely no current, it was easy to surf.

Couldn't ask for much more in a beginner trip that I'd been dreaming of for 20+ years. Maybe just more waterproof sunscreen for my schnaz!

Size and shape of waves at Dominicalito (about 10 minutes south of the main beach) is more suitable for beginners. There were two other good, gentle spots we surfed over the 14 day trip, too, but their names escape me now...

Take stingray warnings seriously. One instructor got stung 'cause he doesn't bother with "the shuffle". Though it was his first sting in 12 years and it didn't slow him down much, some people have much more of a reaction; it was a pretty nasty wound with plenty of bleeding.

What a session! The tide was strong (110) but waves were perfect and we were only 2. I stayed alone in the water for 45mn more. Even the water was cold, it was nearly a dream session: easy to take hollow but not too fast waves !